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Where does “diubul” come from?

diubul (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diubul (Proto-West Germanic): devil

Definitions

  1. devil

Ancestry of “diubul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiabolusdevil
2Ancient Greekδιάβολοςslanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil
3Ancient Greekδιαβάλλωthrow over or across; set at variance, make a...
4Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diubul”

  • djävel
  • sabla
  • djävla
  • djävul
  • djevelsk
  • djevel
  • djevelsk
  • djevel
  • djævel
  • djævelsk
  • deofol
  • djöfull
  • djöfladýrkun
  • djǫfull
  • diuval
  • diwell
  • diawl
  • diæffwol
  • diævul
  • dyfwll
  • dyffwill
  • diæffuill
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